ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Decoding molecular sexual dimorphism of neuromuscular function
Motor functions implement evolutionary relevant and necessary actions, such as running and breathing. They rely on electric impulses which produce muscle contractions through the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Sex-dependent features including hormone production and genetics influence neuromuscular pathophysiology, but the molecular players involved are unknown. Here, I will unravel how sex hormones shape and maintain NMJs by dissecting the unconventional signalling exerted by peripheral hormone receptors. Indeed, unexpectedly, androgen receptor (AR) localizes at the neuron periphery and is regulated by neuronal activity. Trinucleotide repeat expansions (TRE) in AR gene cause spinal and…
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